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UW Cinematheque: Alec Guiness - Centennial for a Comic Genius

The Captain's Paradise | UK | 1953 | 35mm | 86 min. Director: Anthony Kimmins

Event Details

Date
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Carlo, Celia Johnson
Bigamy is played for laughs and there is in fact a girl in every port in this comedy starring Guinness as Henry St. James, Captain of a ferry ship travelling regularly from Gibraltar to Kalique. DeCarlo as Henry’s Moroccan sweetheart and Charles Goldner as Ricco, his faithful second in command, do yeoman’s work to keep this saltwater taffy confection afloat.
Cost
Free

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